John H. Ward MD

John H. Ward, MD, is the Margaret A. Amundsen Endowed Professor of Medicine and a member of the Oncology Division in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He previously served as the Chief of the Oncology Division at the University of Utah School of Medicine and as President of the Medical Staff of the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics.

A graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine, Dr. Ward completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University and a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine, with subspecialities in medical oncology and hematology.

Dr. Ward treats patients affected by a variety of malignant diseases, with an emphasis on breast cancer. He is principal investigator for SWOG cooperative group studies at the University of Utah.

Dr. Ward has received numerous accolades for his work, including the Haskel Schiff Award for excellence in the practice of clinical medicine from Duke University, the James L. Parkin, MD Award for outstanding clinical teaching from the University of Utah School of Medicine, and the inaugural Huntsman Cancer Foundation Humanitarian Award.

Dr. Ward is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of several medical societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Southwest Oncology Group. He has authored or coauthored numerous articles, book chapters, and abstracts that have appeared in peer-reviewed publications such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Blood.

Dr. Ward is a member of the NCCN Breast Cancer Panel and is Vice-Chair of the NCCN Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Panel. He also serves on several committees for the NCCN Oncology Research Program, as well as the NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Award Review Committee.